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- Match-fixing presents a major threat to the integrity of sporting events. Match-fixing is an international phenomenon with sportspeople subject to financial temptations and pressure to influence sporting objectives and outcomes. Often, match-fixing is linked to gambling, with criminal networks exploiting unregulated gambling markets.
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Preventing match-fixing is crucial to safeguarding the integrity of European football. Protecting the game. Match-fixing is a fundamental violation of our sport’s universal values. We...
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The project partnered EPFL football leaguesin Germany, Greece, Italy, Portugal and the United Kingdom with Transparency International’s chapters in those countries. In Lithuania, our chapter cooperated with football and basketball federations. Representatives from leagues in Norway, Poland, France and Russia also participated. There were 46 events ...
European Football takes match-fixing seriously. Representatives of the national associations (UEFA), the leagues (EPFL), the clubs (ECA), and the players (FIFPro Division Europe), unanimously adopted a joint position paper, which includes a concrete action plan to protect the integrity of football and fight match-fixing. The European football famil...
There also needs to be an agreed approach to facilitating whistleblowingthrough appropriate and secure channels so that when people get into trouble they have somewhere safe and secure to report their suspicions and problems. In 2013 the German Football League appointed a former football referee and practising lawyer to the position of ombudsman. H...
The project brought together experts to discuss the current situation in the fight against match-fixing and how to communicate the importance of education and prevention. We conducted research surveys in Italy, Portugal and Lithuania, which came up with recommendations for the prevention of match-fixing specific to those countries. Transparency Int...
Staying on Side: How to Stop Match-fixing, a resource guide to the materials developed during the project is available on this site in English. Versions in Greek, Italian, Lithuanian and Portuguese...Training and education materials are available in German. English, Greek, Italian and Lithuanian versions will be available shortly. The project in Greece also produced an e-learning tool and train...Dec 8, 2017 · Combating match-fixing goes to the heart of sport in the community and instilling values of honesty and integrity at an early age is really important. While the most publicised match-fixing...
The most common reason for match-fixing is to obtain a payoff from gamblers, but teams may also intentionally perform poorly to gain a future advantage, such as a better draft pick or, on paper, a less eminent opponent in a play-off.
Nov 29, 2023 · Dieter Braekeveld, integrity in sport training officer at Interpol, underlined the importance of a unified approach: "Fighting match-fixing needs a shared understanding, a shared...
Dec 6, 2018 · The Council of Europe Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions - more commonly known as the Macolin Convention - aims to prevent, detect and punish match fixing.
Sep 9, 2020 · What is match-fixing? Match-fixing is the illegal manipulation of the result of a sports match, or elements of a match, such as a specific throw-in, penalty-kick, corner or yellow card. What is the purpose of match-fixing? The most common reason for match-fixing is to achieve a financial gain through betting activities.
